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2 dogs test positive, marking Japan's 1st reported pet infections TOKYO. KAZINFORM - Two pet dogs of two coronavirus patients have tested positive for the coronavirus, a pet insurance company said Monday, marking the first cases in which infection of a pet animal has been reported in Japan.

03.08.2020 19:43

Woman gives birth to triplets in Kyzylorda region KYZYLORDA. KAZINFORM – A woman gave birth to triplet babies in Kyzylorda region, Kazinform correspondent reports.

10.06.2020 09:47

Potentially oldest, biggest Maya construction discovered in Mexico TOKYO. KAZINFORM An international team of researchers have discovered what is believed to be the oldest and largest construction built by the ancient Maya civilization in a jungle in southeastern Mexico.

04.06.2020 11:29

Late 5th-early 6th century funeral relics unearthed at royal tomb complex GYEONGJU. KAZINFORM A pair of ceremonial gilt-bronze shoes, believed to have been made between the late 5th century and early 6th century, were unearthed from an excavation site at a royal tomb complex in southeastern South Korea, cultural heritage authorities said Wednesday.

27.05.2020 22:22

Archaeologists find over 600 ancient tombs in central China ZHENGZHOU. KAZINFORM Archaeologists have found more than 600 ancient tombs on the bank of the Yellow River, and dug up over 2,000 burial items, local authorities said.

27.05.2020 17:47

2,000-year-old bronze pot with unknown liquid unearthed in central China ZHENGZHOU. KAZINFORM - A 2,000-year-old bronze pot freshly unearthed in central China's Henan Province has contained more than 3,000 ml of unknown liquid.

24.05.2020 16:23

Alligator who survived WWII bombing of Berlin dies in Moscow Zoo aged 84 MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Mississippi alligator Saturn, who witnessed and survived WWII-era bombings of Berlin, has died in the Moscow Zoo, the Zoo said on its Facebook page on Saturday.

24.05.2020 12:22

Brain-dead man’s organs save lives of five people NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – 30-year old brain-dead man helped five people when his organs were donated, this has been announced by board chairman of the National Scientific Cardiac Surgery Center Yuri Pya, Kazinform correspondent reports.

22.05.2020 14:44

Relics unearthed from ruins of 2,000-yr-old palace complex in northwest China XI'AN. KAZINFORM - Chinese archaeologists have unearthed about 780 relics from the ruins of a palace complex built some 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 8), according to Xinhua.

09.05.2020 20:24

Kazakh journalist proposes to his girlfriend during live broadcast NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM News reporter of Khabar 24 TV Channel Mark Bryushko proposed his girlfriend on live TV.

31.03.2020 11:00

Persian Leopard caught by trail camera in Kazakhstan AKTAU. KAZINFORM Press Secretary of the Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Saken Dildakhmet posted a photo of a Persian leopard on his Facebook account.

05.03.2020 09:19

2-meter-long white sturgeon caught in Atyrau ATYRAU. KAZINFORM A white great sturgeon and three Russian sturgeons were caught in the River Ural in Atyrau region, Kazinform reports.

02.03.2020 09:30

Trail camera captures snow leopard with cubs in mountains near Almaty ALMATY. KAZINFORM A mother snow leopard and her two cubs were caught on a trail camera in the mountains near Almaty, the Instagram post of head of Kazakh Tourism National Company JSC Yerzhan Yerkinbayev reads.

21.01.2020 11:52

Technology helps solve mystery of ancient eye-shaped glass beads SHENYANG. KAZINFORM Thanks to modern technology, Chinese researchers have solved the mystery of seven eye-shaped glass beads found in a tomb dating back to the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.)

16.01.2020 22:12

January 1. Kazinform's timeline of major events NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Kazinform's Timeline is the one-stop shop where you can learn about historical events for the 1st of January. See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan's history on January 1.

01.01.2020 07:00

December 31. Kazinform's timeline of major events NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Kazinform's Timeline is the one-stop shop where you can learn about historical events for the 31st of December. See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan's history on December 31.

31.12.2019 07:00

December 29. Kazinform's timeline of major events NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM Kazinform's Timeline is the one-stop shop where you can learn about historical events for the 29th of December. See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan's history on December 29.

29.12.2019 07:00

9M-year-old fossils unearthed in southwestern Turkey DENIZLI. KAZINFORM Researchers in southwestern Turkey discovered fossils belonging to eight different animal species, including mammoths, giraffes and rhinoceroses.

25.12.2019 13:02

Full skeleton of a 20-million-year-old fish unearthed in Kazakhstan RUDNY. KAZINFORM For the first time the fossil skeleton of a fish that lived 20 million years ago was found near Kashar village not far from the town of Rudny, Kostanay region.

25.12.2019 08:10

Turkestan revival: the ancient settlement of Kultobe documentary released NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM The new full-length documentary Turkestan revival: the ancient settlement of Kultobe directed by famous Kazakhstani documentarian Aleksey Kamensky has gone online, Kazinform reports.

24.12.2019 18:44

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